On one of our yearly trips to Montana we listened to the story of the Sager Children who used the Oregon trail to travel to Walla Walla Washington.  While on the trail both of their parents ended up passing away and they continued on alone.  That story was "Seven Alone".  It is based on the true story of the Sager Children although I am not sure how much was fact and how much was embellished. It was so long ago that we listened to it.  Fast forward to now and we found ourselves at the historic Whitman Mission site.  The museum itself was closed but we could walk the trails.  It was a beautiful autumn day in the Walla Walla valley with long wavy grass and blue sky that stretch forever. We first climbed to the monument on the hill that overlooks the area.  From here you can see the mission site and the area of the Native American encampment.  So much tragedy on both sides.  Then we started down the hill, wandering around the restored mill pond and apple orchard, the irrigation area, and the footprints of the old mission buildings.  It was nice to have some background knowledge of who lived here and how they came to be here. This was worth the visit for sure.